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These Are Top Issues For NY Voters, Brand-New Statewide Poll These Are Top Issues For NY Voters, Brand-New Statewide Poll
These Are Top Issues For NY Voters, Brand-New Statewide Poll New Yorkers have a near-universal consensus about what concerns the state faces, according to a newly released poll. Crime and economic issues - including jobs, inflation, and taxes - are the top issues mentioned by voters as the most important to them in deciding which candidate to support in the 2022 gubernatorial race in New York. The complete Siena College poll can be found here. According to the poll, 25 percent of voters said that crime will be the single most important issue in determining which candidate gets their support in November, with economic issues coming in second at appro…

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by Zak Failla
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Republican Wins Somers Supervisor Race, Democrat Takes Cortlandt Post, Peekskill Elects Mayor Republican Wins Somers Supervisor Race, Democrat Takes Cortlandt Post, Peekskill Elects Mayor
Republican Wins Somers Supervisor Race, Democrat Takes Cortlandt Post, Peekskill Elects Mayor The votes have been counted in Northern Westchester and there are several new faces set to take office. In Peekskill, Cortlandt, and Somers, new leaders have been chosen after they declared victory on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Earlier story - Republican Challenger Kevin McConville Defeats Robert Langley In Putnam County Sheriff Race In Somers, Republican Robert Scorrano topped Democrat Stephanie Keegan 3,668 to 2,412, while in Cortlandt, incumbent Councilman Richard Becker held his seat easily, taking 60 percent of the vote over Republican challenger Laurie Abbate Ryan. …

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by Zak Failla
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County Executive In Hudson Valley To Run For Congress County Executive In Hudson Valley To Run For Congress
County Executive In Hudson Valley To Run For Congress One of the Hudson Valley's top elected officials is throwing his hat in the ring as he takes a run at a seat in Congress. Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has filed to be a candidate in the race for New York’s 19th Congressional District, challenging incumbent first-term Democratic Rep. Antonio Delgado. The district includes parts of the Hudson Valley and Catskills, including portions of Dutchess, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties and parts of Broome, Montgomery, and Rensselaer counties. Over the weekend, Molinaro, a three-term C…

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by Zak Failla
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New Poll Shows Majority Of New Yorkers Want Cuomo To Resign New Poll Shows Majority Of New Yorkers Want Cuomo To Resign
New Poll Shows Majority Of New Yorkers Want Cuomo To Resign New Yorkers have turned on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and are calling for his resignation, according to a newly released poll. A Marist poll conducted on Tuesday, Aug. 3 following the release of the Attorney General’s report into sexual harassment claims made against the governor found that 59 percent of New Yorkers are calling for Cuomo’s resignation. Of those polled, 52 percent of registered Democrats want Cuomo to resign, while 77 percent of Republicans are calling for the governor to step away from Albany. According to pollsters, 32 percent of New Yorkers believe that Cuomo should finish out t…

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by Zak Failla
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Embattled Former Mayor In Westchester Barred From City Comptroller Ballot Embattled Former Mayor In Westchester Barred From City Comptroller Ballot
Embattled Former Mayor In Westchester Barred From City Comptroller Ballot Despite petitioning through much of the spring, former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas’ attempts to get on the Democratic primary ballot for city comptroller has been rejected by a Supreme Court judge. Following two days of hearings, state Supreme Court Justice Mary Smith ruled that Thomas’ petition to overturn the Westchester Board of Elections’ rejection of his nominating committee was not specific enough. Thomas required 300 valid signatures to get on the ballot, with the former mayor having filed petitions with more than 1,000 last month, hundreds of which were challenged by District …

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by Zak Failla
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Republicans Turn To Candidate Who Hopes To Be Westchester's First Female County Executive Republicans Turn To Candidate Who Hopes To Be Westchester's First Female County Executive
Republicans Turn To Candidate Who Hopes To Be Westchester's First Female County Executive Republicans in Westchester have tapped a candidate to take on incumbent Democratic County Executive George Latimer in the 2021 election. Longtime county employee Christine Sculti will look to upset Latimer in the November election, though she has never run for office, having formerly served under former County Executive Rob Astorino and former Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone in differing capacities. The Westchester Republican County Committee noted that if she were elected, Sculti would be the first woman to hold the position, and the first nominated by a major party to run for the office. “Our…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Poll Reveals Cuomo Favorability Rating Among New Yorkers COVID-19: New Poll Reveals Cuomo Favorability Rating Among New Yorkers
Covid-19: New Poll Reveals Cuomo Favorability Rating Among New Yorkers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rating has held relatively steady, rising slightly during his handling of the pandemic, according to a new Siena College poll. The latest numbers found that Cuomo has a 57 percent favorability rating, with a 39 percent unfavorable rating, up 1 percent from the latest poll released in November. According to the poll, Cuomo’s job performance rating is up to a 56 percent favorability rate, while 63 percent of those polled approved of the governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the same as the earlier poll in November. As it stands, 48 percent of…

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Safe Boxes Should Be Added At Town Halls In Westchester For Mail-In Voting, Supervisor Says Safe Boxes Should Be Added At Town Halls In Westchester For Mail-In Voting, Supervisor Says
Safe Boxes Should Be Added At Town Halls In Westchester For Mail-In Voting, Supervisor Says The writer, Paul Feiner, is Greenburgh's town supervisor. Many voters complained during the June primary that they did not receive absentee ballots in a timely manner after they submitted the requests.  And, other voters worry that the postal service may lose the absentee ballots in the mail, depriving voters of their right to vote.  Or, that the ballots arrive after the deadline passed.  Our postal service is not very reliable - many letters are lost, sent to the wrong address. Inasmuch as we can't count on the Postal Service to send ballots to the right address in t…

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by Paul Feiner
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Abinanti In Tight Race With Challenger Jennifer Williams For Assembly Seat In Westchester Abinanti In Tight Race With Challenger Jennifer Williams For Assembly Seat In Westchester
Abinanti In Tight Race With Challenger Jennifer Williams For Assembly Seat In Westchester With mail-in and absentee ballots still being counted, five-term Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti is in a heated neck-and-neck race for his seat in the 92nd Assembly District. According to the Westchester Board of Elections, as of Thursday, June 25, each of the candidates have 50 percent of the vote, with Abinanti tallying 3,320 votes against challenger  Jennifer Williams’ 3,395. The 92nd Assembly District includes Pleasantville, Mount Pleasant, and Greenburgh. There are still thousands of absentee ballots with more potentially on the way through the end of the month. Whoever wins the loca…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Here Are School Election Results In Westchester Here Are School Election Results In Westchester
Here Are School Election Results In Westchester Some of the results from New York’s first all-mail school elections are trickling in as districts work to count the ballots. As of Wednesday, June 17, no school districts in Westchester County have reported that their budgets failed, while many of the incumbent school board members look likely to maintain their seats. In May, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order that said all school elections will be held by mail, later rescheduling them and extending the final date for ballots to Tuesday, June 16. Some results are in, with others expected later in the week on Thursday or F…

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COVID-19: School Board, Budget Votes Delayed COVID-19: School Board, Budget Votes Delayed
Covid-19: School Board, Budget Votes Delayed School board elections and votes on district budgets have been pushed nearly two weeks due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order this week regarding the temporary suspension and modification of laws relating to the disaster emergency response to the virus. The order states that “any school board, library board, or village election scheduled to take place in April or May of 2020 is hereby postponed until at least June 1, 2020, and subject to further directive as to the timing, location or manner of voting for such elections.” No s…

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Who Did You Vote For On Election Day In Westchester? Who Did You Vote For On Election Day In Westchester?
Who Did You Vote For On Election Day In Westchester? Many local municipalities held elections for town supervisors, village and city mayors, council members and judges on Tuesday, Nov. 5.  Westchester County legislators also were up for re-election. Several towns had local propositions on their ballots. For expanded coverage of politics, schools and lifestyle, visit Daily Voice Plus With the onset of "early voting" in New York state, registered voters were able to cast votes since Friday, Oct. 26. Additional details about candidates on the ballot can be found by clicking here.  Towns and Villages Across Westchester, Democrats enj…

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by Jon Craig